Caro vs Millington

A side-by-side comparison of Caro and Millington: population, income, housing, and more.

Caro and Millington are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Caro has the higher population (4,284 vs 1,151 in Millington). Millington has the higher median household income ($56,339 vs $41,940 in Caro). Millington has the higher median home value ($117,700 vs $102,200 in Caro).

Population, income & housing

	Caro	Millington
Population	4,284	1,151
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,940	$56,339
Median home value	$102,200	$117,700
Median gross rent	$728	$908
Housing units	2,004	584
Homeownership rate	62.6%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caro	Millington
Population	4,054 → 4,284 (+5.7%)	1,120 → 1,151 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $41,940 (+22.8%)	$41,500 → $56,339 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$77,800 → $102,200 (+31.4%)	$84,400 → $117,700 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $728 (+4.4%)	$754 → $908 (+20.4%)

Caro

Population

4,0544,284

Median household income

$34,167$41,940

Median home value

$77,800$102,200

Median gross rent

$697$728

Millington

Population

1,1201,151

Median household income

$41,500$56,339

Median home value

$84,400$117,700

Median gross rent

$754$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caro	Millington
Under 5	5.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.1%
75 and over	9.9%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caro	Millington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caro	Millington
No high school diploma	9.7%	4.9%
High school graduate	43.9%	49.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caro	Millington
Drove alone	77.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.4%	1.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caro	Millington
1-unit, detached	70.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	12.3%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Caro	Millington
Poverty rate	26.7%	19.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1961	1949